New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-12
ACCUSING THE KNIGHTS or LABOR.
HANAN & CO.'S MEN ISSUE A STATEMENT.
THEY CHARGE THE KNIGHTS WITH INsINcERIrY
AND FlLSEHOOD.

THEY CHARGE THE KNIGHTS WITH INsINCERirf
AND FlLsEHOOD.
Over the seal Of their organization the employees OF
Hanan Son, the Centre-st shoemakers who have been
under boycott by the Knights Of Labor for nearly sx
months, issued statement Of which the following
contains the important points discussed:
Since the manufacturers and the Knghts Of LABOR have
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The statement here tells the story Of the strike as Il
as M By the and
Manufacturers Association to the State Board OF Arb
Of Labor shop the Executive Committee Of District AS
semby No. 81 ordered strike for no reason The shop
to obey. Ten days later another strike was ordered
under the alleged authority Of the General Executive
desired to mako the personal acquaintance Of the rm
after which the men returned to work The statements
continues In part as follows
A shops meeting called and a COMMITTEES was ap'
pointed embracing Of the arous depart
to sssio ali a.puiss Which may sss essween .mpoy::
and the mpoyer 1t was called the Grfevance Committee
cordance With this did eject with tho 81 Hanan
Son to last until June 1885, which was formally approved
at a subsequent shops meeting
All this believed be the system under which tho
soad di,.urSed ior at sa:t but
departments In the factory was put on strike
ing point Of the last and an by Knights
Labor IL q % Now according sn to % the s
the pursued this instance by the Executive Board
OF 81 lawful In the first place the subcommittee In said
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whose duty lust such matters and who con-
suited would IN all probability have removed or adjusted the
The sa department OF about eight who termed
ing about the room Nobody will contend that boy.
know anything practically about proper one
the whole mus, stopped the boy discharged This
is the cause and only one nov.. mi, vor. ,nc,us,nv
nearly q there As lis,ls
delay in ns their pacSa ras, The lesson Is: KpsS, mem '
Labor interpreted By district board; is ut:
IN tR. case il places boy and girl equal footing with
the oldest and most cIperienced w1rsman th . as ppfse
but II So why has It not been The alone
Executive Board OF 81 such as TO create di:rus
anything more was nssded Justify course fur
BY and STRIKE Ts. S SPs
how order had never read the constitution OF the H. OF
We have no grievance against employer Our
wages are better than those paid any where eso o wS
determined homerule which the Knights.
1t seems, will not tolerate
goods which work is engaged in an
unlawful and and when charged with
This both cowardy and contemplate their part not
have consequently forfeited what little respect was ever duo
And we furthermore duty to cali to the attsn
organized labor that while the Executive Board OF
District 81 pose leaders OF organized labor they paonze
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